23 Jan
2018
23 Jan
'18
8:48 a.m.
On 01/23/2018 09:10 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
If you didn't locate the transceivers on those
black marks you would
have had terrible performance as that affects collisions. Timing (among
other things like grounding) was very important with that version of
ethernet hardware.
It's my understanding that the marks (black bands or other markings on
the sheath) were exactly one wavelength apart. Which from what I
remember ~> understand from my ham radio days is quite important.
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Grant. . . .
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